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Re:Newbie Questions

If you use just "su" you have to type the full path to any programs in /sbin or /usr/sbin. To get around this use "su -". This will make the shell a login shell and you will not have to type the full path.

Re:Newbie Questions

su -l or su - makes the computer run the stuff that it would if you logged in from a console.
this includes changhin to the default directory wich can be annoying if you just want to do a make install.